Oxyodes tricolor is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in Australia along the coast of Queensland.
Oxyodes tricolor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Oxyodes |
Species: | O. tricolor
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Binomial name | |
Oxyodes tricolor Guenee, 1852
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The wingspan is about 40 mm.
The larvae feed on the young leaves of various trees, including Litchi chinensis, Nephelium lappaceum, Cyphomandra betacea and Theobroma cacao.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (6 July 2019). "Oxyodes tricolor Guenée, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (19 April 2017). "Oxyodes tricolor Guenée, 1852". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 24 January 2020.